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Drax

Located in Selby District, North Yorkshire Coordinates: 53°43′32″ N 0°58′45″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Drax
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HUY Humberside Airport45 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport48 km

About Drax

Drax is a village. Location: Selby District, North Yorkshire. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Barlow Mound and River Derwent.

Climate of Drax

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (55 mm)
Driest month
February (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Drax
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°16°18°21°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)503546424553455450484855

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Drax

The nearest airport is Humberside Airport (HUY), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (48 km). The nearest large city is Doncaster, 25 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 45 kmeast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 48 kmwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 92 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 25 kmsouthwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 27 kmnorth
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 35 kmwest
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 38 kmwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 41 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Drax

Within 100 km: 492 historic and cultural sites, 770 natural sites, 142 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Whitton Island Island 20 kmE
  • The Island Island 22 kmN
  • Howden Dyke Island Island 8 kmE
  • Beal Island Island 14 kmW

25–60 km399 places

  • Read's Island Island 29 kmE
  • The Island Island 52 kmNW
  • The Island Island 38 kmNW
  • Don Island Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km951 places

  • Great Britain Island 74 kmNW
  • Redcar Beach Beach 100 kmN
  • Whitby Beach Beach 89 kmN
  • North Beach Beach 67 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Drax

2 places

Cities & villages1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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